Daughter Amirah Revealed Peculiar Reason for Denying That She is Lakers Legend Shaquille O’Neal’s Child in Public

Being the child of a superstar has its pros and cons. The same can be said about being the child of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. While stardom and fame do sound nice, it also brings a lot of pressure and comparisons.

Interestingly enough, Amirah O’Neal, daughter of Shaq, does not like to associate herself with the Lakers legend when she is out in public. Moreover, she has a specific reason for this.

She likes to mess with people whenever someone approaches her as Shaq’s daughter. Talking in an interview, Amirah stressed how people compare her to Shaq and that she denies being his daughter whenever out in public.

Amirah said, “So when anyone asks me if I am Shaquille O’Neal’s daughter, most of the time, I say no, just to mess with them. I love saying no because it just messes with people.” Safe to say, Shaquille O’Neal has passed down his habit of messing around and pranking people to his children.

How many kids does Shaquille O’Neal have?

Shaquille O’Neal is regarded by many to be the best center to ever play in the league. After all, he has 4 NBA titles and numerous other individual accolades to his name.

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Being the child of Shaq is no easy job. It brings pressure from the media and unnecessary pressure on the kids to surpass whatever their father has achieved.

The Los Angeles Lakers legend has 6 children comprising 3 daughters and 3 sons. He shares 4 kids with his ex-wife, Shaunie O’Neal, namely Me’arah, Amirah, Shareef, and Shaqir O’Neal. Shaq is the stepfather of Myles O’Neal and he shares his firstborn, Taahirah O’Neal, with his former girlfriend, Arnetta Yardbourgh.

Shareef O’Neal most notably made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers recently in the NBA Summer League. He played for the LSU Tigers earlier and made his much-anticipated entry into the NBA.

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